Mrs. Martha Lee Chestnut, 91, of 316 Thurston Drive, Wilson, NC, passed away on February 19, 2020 at her home.
The funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:00 noon at Mary Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 6202 Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama, NC. Rev. Robert Wooten will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Lane Street, Ext., Wilson, NC.
A public visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC.
Mrs. Chestnut was preceded in death by her husband, Hollie Chestnut; one daughter, Mattie Lee Horton; parents, Roy Shelley and Mattie Gibson Shelley ; seven stepsons, Hollie Chestnut, Jr., Roger Chestnut, James Ray Chestnut, Sylvester Chestnut, Charles Earl Chestnut, Leonard Chestnut and Johnny Lee Chestnut; four brothers, Walter Shelley , Leroy Shelley , William Henry Shelley and Willie Shelley ; and one sister, Dorothy Shelley .
She leaves loving and Cherished memories to: two sons, Charlie Mitchell (Georgia) of Wilson, NC and Billy Chestnut of Fayetteville, NC; one daughter, Linda Faye Chestnut of the home; thirty-one grandchildren; several great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Edwards (Johnny) and Bernice Deans all of Wilson, NC; one brother, James Gibson Shelley (Katie) of Wilson, NC; three daughters-in-law, Betty Chestnut, Sadie Mae Chestnut and Frances Chestnut; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at the home where they will assemble on Wednesday at 11:00 am in preparation for the funeral procession.
Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC.
Condolences may be posted to www.stevensfamilyfuneralhome.com or faxed to 252-991-5849.
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